about playing a fantasy league. There are all kinds of leagues such as cricket,
football, badminton etc. Out of all the leagues, cricket leagues are the most
popular. The reasons for the immense popularity of cricket league among all the
other Indian fantasy
league is
not difficult to guess. Cricket is next to religion in India and consequently,
people love to play, participate and discuss the same. Looking at this as an
opportunity, many companies are now eyeing the lucrative market for fantasy
sports. They see it both as innovation and an opportunity to invest. So, let
us see the reasons why investing in such fantasy apps and platforms is so
lucrative.
The
gigantic market for fantasy league mobile apps.
following in India among all the other nations. Out of the 1 billion fans
globally, 90 percent are from India. To give a further breakup, 95 % of the
fans are interested in the ICC T20 world cup and 88 % are passionate about the
ODI’s. The remaining 92% are interested in the T20 format. 70% are interested
in Test cricket.
Heavy
numbers involved in fantasy cricket.
is estimated that the number of fantasy cricket followers are expected to cross
100 million by this current year. All over India, the fantasy games market is
rapidly gaining momentum. The majority of people do it via the apps on their
smartphones. Cricket is big business in countries like New Zealand, Australia,
South Africa, England, etc. Of late, the game has seen several new entrants like
Afghanistan, Ireland, Holland etc, all of whom have substantial populations,
which promises a big market.
Currently,
the competition is very less.
league including fantasy cricket is a rather new concept, competition is
still low as compared to the other businesses. If you invest now, then you
could reap big dividends, since you can dictate terms and prices in the market.
Many tournaments are
conducted in a year
or other sports activities conducted in a year. Starting from IPL, to football
leagues, people have a lot of options to explore in terms of fantasy games.
Dream 11, one such fantasy sports provider, offers sports like cricket,
football, kabaddi, etc.
The
Indian market is becoming receptive to other sports as well.
know that the Indian market is gradually accepting other sports such as soccer,
badminton etc. This year the 2020 FIFA World cup football for women is being hosted in India. Also, in 2021, the World
Boxing Championship will be held in Delhi for the first time. So, if you are
looking at options outside cricket, then you needn’t feel disappointed. Also,
both boxing and badminton are gaining rapid ground and giving strong
competition to cricket, in terms of popularity.
sports grow in India.